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When her husband dies unexpectedly, a high society woman is forced to give up her lavish estate, and plots to sell the rural Georgia abode that she still owns the title to, but is currently being used as a Foster home. Ester Hobbes' life of luxury was a transparent fallacy, a hard truth that she isn't quite ready to accept upon discovering that her late husband died without a dollar to his name. Instantaneously rendered homeless and penniless, Ester begins drawing up plans to sell the one asset she still possesses - a weather beaten Georgia home that's currently housing a handful of unwanted adolescents. At first Ester's interactions with the kids and their two kindly foster parents are far from amicable, though in time connections are forged that render their relationships more familial than adversarial. Eventually, the fallen society woman discovers that faith and prayer provides her with a much greater purpose in life than the almighty dollar ever did. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Two brothers who've taken divergent paths in life are thrown into a crisis that forces both of them to examine their lives in this drama. John (David White) is a small-time criminal who, upon his release from prison, is met by his former partner, Rome (Eric Roberts). Rome wants John to join him in a counterfeiting scheme that could earn them $20 million. John is trying to go straight, but he needs to raise money for a real estate project he's trying to get off the ground, so he agrees, despite his misgivings. Rome trusts John with $50,000 in front money, but John double-crosses Rome and runs off with the cash; Rome is not at all amused and is determined to get revenge on John. On the run and with few options, John seeks out his estranged twin brother Jeremiah (also played by White), a novice minister who long believed his brother was dead. But John soon discovers that Rome has mistaken Jeremiah for John and has taken him hostage. Jeremiah tries to play along in hopes of saving his brother's life, while John tries to stay undercover by posing as Jeremiah -- and even tries to fool his brother's girlfriend Samantha (Cynthia Watros) into believing he's a man of the cloth. Produced by a Christian film production firm, Signal Hill Pictures, Mercy Streets also features Stacy Keach, Lawrence Taylor, and Robert Lasardo. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

From writer/director Anna Melikyan comes this whimsical drama about a green-haired girl whose family is forced to move from their rural home to Moscow. Once there, the quirky introverted girl comes of age while clashing with the trappings of the big city. Originally titled Rusalka, Mermaid screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide